Lessons in Leadership

It is that time of the year once again, the clocks fall back as trees shed their leaves. I have always marveled at a deciduous plant’s ability to shed itself in the fall and then reemerge in the spring with new energy. The process allows plants to conserve water...

As an executive coach, much of the work I do is helping executives and business owners bring clarity about the possibilities for their organization and themselves. So often when we start working together executives’ goals are vague and ambiguous. Without clear goals,...

As we prepare for children to show up at our front doors yelling “trick or treat”, I can’t help but think how this tradition has permeated our society. As a child, I don’t remember my parents going to Halloween parties, it was a child’s only holiday. No longer is...

I don’t know about you but I am so weary of the acrimony in congress about the healthcare bill. Up until recently I felt like both sides were acting like children, neither party wanted to “play nice”. Then I started to think more about how our government is organized...

It seems like the news about the economy doesn't seem to get any better. A year ago it was the instability of the financial markets, then it was the bail out of the automakers, not to mention rising unemployment, what's next? However, the ongoing bad news continues to...

Are you one of those people who can’t shut down over the weekend? Or worse yet, you can’t shut down during the evening? Well you’re not alone. Last spring the Society of Human Resource Management completed a survey and found that 70% of workers work beyond their...